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Strategies to improve vaccination data capture in Ugandaâs health information management system; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: In Mukono District, Uganda, the issue of zero-dose childrenâthose who have notreceived any routine vaccinationsâarises from discrepancies, for instance, in populationdenominator data, delayed reporting through the Health Management Information …

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Faecal calprotectin in HIV-infected, HAART-naïve ugandan children
Kaddu-Mulindwa D, Ndeezi G, Tylleskar T, Hestvik E, Grahnquist L, Olafsdottir E, Aksnes L, Tumwine J K
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives:Calprotectin is a calcium- and zinc-binding protein and a marker in faeces of gastrointestinal inflammation. Reference values have been established in children older than 4 years. The aim of the …

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Children's Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenging the Burden of Disease
Hewitson John, Zilla Peter
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Children with heart disease in Africa have little or no access to treatment of any kind; and cardiac surgical services are virtually absent outside a handful of centres in a …

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Receiving Positive HIV Test Results from Home Testing and Suicidality
Hewitt Nekeisha A.
2021
Dissertation
Health Research

Limited studies have been conducted on whether receiving a positive result from at-home HIV testing correlates with suicidality (suicidal attempt or ideation). Based on the Ajzen theory of planned behavior, …

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Surgical outcomes in eastern Uganda: a one-year cohort study
Hewitt-Smith A, Bulamba F, Olupot C, Musana F, Ochieng JP, Lipnick MS, Pearse RM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: There is urgent need to improve access to safe surgical treatments for patients in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, few data exist to characterise clinical outcomes for this patient …

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The Impact of Quality Assurance Initiatives and Workplace Policies and Procedures on HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma Experienced by Patients and Nurses in Regions with High Prevalence of HIV/AIDS
Edwards N, Hewko SJ, Cummings GG, Pietrosanu M
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

Stigma is commonly experienced by people living with HIV/AIDS and by those providing care to HIV/AIDS patients. Few intervention studies have explored the impact of workplace policies and/or quality improvement …

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Access, excess, and ethics-towards a sustainable distribution model for antibiotics
Peterson Stefan, Heyman Gabriel, Cars Otto, Bejarano Maria-Teresa
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

The increasing antibiotic resistance is a global threat to health care as we know it. Yet there is no model of distribution ready for a new antibiotic that balances access …

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